29.07 Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, July 29, 2013
POLITICS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych attended events this weekend to mark the 1025th anniversary of the baptism of Kievan Rus, a medieval state that comprised parts of what is now Russia and Ukraine. On Sunday they headed to Sevastopol to attend a joint naval parade devoted to Navy Day.
(Kommersant, Vedomosti, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Izvestia)
Egypt saw its deadliest street protest since the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in early June. According to experts, the country is on the verge of a new civil war. Meanwhile, Egyptian prosecutors issued a 15-day arrest for the deposed leader, who has been kept in an undisclosed location.
(Izvestia, Kommersant, Moskovksky Komsomolets, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Vedomosti)
Georgias new president will be known only on October 27, but the names of the three main contenders have already been made public. On Saturday, the former parliament speaker and Foreign Minister David Bakradze was nominated as the candidate from the party of outgoing President Mikheil Saakashvili.
(Izvestia)
ECONOMY
Russias Nielsen consumer confidence index lost one point in the second quarter of 2013, and stood at 80, the lowest since the 2009 financial crisis. This is the third consecutive quarter of negative dynamics.
(Vedomosti)
METALS & MINING
The Russian government approved a license to develop a major nickel and copper deposit near Norilsk for Russian Platinum, a leading Russian producer of platinum group metals. However, it recommended that the company forms a joint venture with Norilsk Nickel, which had lost the bid for the deposit.
(Kommersant)
OIL & GAS
Russian state-run oil company Rosneft is seeking natural gas projects in Azerbaijan, to get a chance to sell gas directly to European suppliers.
(Vedomosti)
Russian independent gasoline producers are ready to ask the Russian government to suspend gasoline exports following a sharp growth in wholesale prices for oil products. Prices have risen 20 percent since the start of July due to intensified exports.
(Vedomosti)
Russias gas monopoly Gazprom has threatened to stop gas supplies to 13 indebted regions. The Moscow Region is Gazproms largest debtor owing 10 billion rubles ($305 million).
(Izvestia)
TELECOMS & IT
The Russian association of electronic communications, whose members include Google, eBay and Microsoft, has set up a website to help domain owners to contest unjustified blocking of their websites.
(Izvestia)
Ilya Segalovich, co-founder of Russias biggest search engine Yandex, has died of stomach cancer.
(Moskovksky Komsomolets, Vedomosti)
AGRICULTURE
The African Swine Fever Virus has triggered a conflict between big pork producers and small farmers. By suggesting culling all pigs in affected areas as a quarantine measure, big companies gain competitive advantage, the Russian association of small farmers said in their letter to the Russian authorities.
(Kommersant)
TRANSPORT
Russias railway monopoly RZD will receive 260 billion rubles ($8 billion) from the state budget to modernize railroads in Siberia.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
DEFENSE
Ahead of Navy Day celebrations, Russia officially started construction of three new warships and one submarine.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SOCIETY
A Moscow court sentenced Viktor Baturin, the brother-in-law of former Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, to seven years in prison for fraud.
(Vedomosti)
Moscows Basmanny Court ordered that Said Amirov, the former mayor of Dagestans capital Makhachkala suspected of involvement in the 2011 killing of an investigator, should stay in custody. Amirovs defense has previously claimed that the ex-mayor requires special medical assistance and should be released from pretrial detention.
(Kommersant)
CRIME
Scrap precious metals worth around $500 million - including 720 kilos of gold have gone missing from a precious metals reprocessing plant in Yekaterinburg. A suspected theft case was started as long ago as 2006, but the investigation has been repeatedly stalled.
(Novaya Gazeta)
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